EP1662921A2 - Systeme de fixation d'extensions capillaires a la chevelure humaine - Google Patents

Systeme de fixation d'extensions capillaires a la chevelure humaine

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EP1662921A2
EP1662921A2 EP04783679A EP04783679A EP1662921A2 EP 1662921 A2 EP1662921 A2 EP 1662921A2 EP 04783679 A EP04783679 A EP 04783679A EP 04783679 A EP04783679 A EP 04783679A EP 1662921 A2 EP1662921 A2 EP 1662921A2
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section
connector
hair
lower jaw
heater
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EP1662921B1 (fr
EP1662921A4 (fr
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Vito James Carlucci
Harold Roy Taylor
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Conair Corp
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Conair Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41G—ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
    • A41G5/00—Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées
    • A41G5/004—Hair pieces
    • A41G5/0086—Applicators or tools for applying hair extensions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41G—ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
    • A41G5/00—Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées
    • A41G5/004—Hair pieces
    • A41G5/0046—Hair pieces forming hair extensions from bundles of hair
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41G—ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
    • A41G5/00—Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées
    • A41G5/004—Hair pieces
    • A41G5/0053—Fastening thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C65/02—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
    • B29C65/18—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tools
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C65/02—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
    • B29C65/18—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tools
    • B29C65/24—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tools characterised by the means for heating the tool
    • B29C65/30—Electrical means
    • B29C65/305—Electrical means involving the use of cartridge heaters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/50—General aspects of joining tubular articles; General aspects of joining long products, i.e. bars or profiled elements; General aspects of joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; General aspects of joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/51—Joining tubular articles, profiled elements or bars; Joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; Joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/54—Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-shells, to form hollow articles, e.g. for making balls, containers; Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-cylinders, to form tubular articles
    • B29C66/549—Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-shells, to form hollow articles, e.g. for making balls, containers; Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-cylinders, to form tubular articles said hollow-preforms being interconnected during their moulding process, e.g. by a hinge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/69—General aspects of joining filaments 
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
    • B29C66/82—Pressure application arrangements, e.g. transmission or actuating mechanisms for joining tools or clamps
    • B29C66/822—Transmission mechanisms
    • B29C66/8221—Scissor or lever mechanisms, i.e. involving a pivot point
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
    • B29C66/82—Pressure application arrangements, e.g. transmission or actuating mechanisms for joining tools or clamps
    • B29C66/822—Transmission mechanisms
    • B29C66/8227—Transmission mechanisms using springs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
    • B29C66/83—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof characterised by the movement of the joining or pressing tools
    • B29C66/832—Reciprocating joining or pressing tools
    • B29C66/8324—Joining or pressing tools pivoting around one axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
    • B29C66/84—Specific machine types or machines suitable for specific applications
    • B29C66/861—Hand-held tools
    • B29C66/8614—Tongs, pincers or scissors

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a system for attaching natural or artificial hair tresses to extend the apparent length of natural hair using a molded plastic clamping connector and an electrically heated staking tool. Description of Related Art It is known in the art to add additional length to hair by attaching additional extensions to the natural hair. These extensions have been tied, glued, melted together and sewn to the natural tresses.
  • the present invention improves and refines clamping mechanisms for attaching extension tresses of natural or artificial hair with novel, one-piece, molded plastic connectors that can be snapped in place and then set with hot-staking tools.
  • the heat staked connectors reliably and inexpensively attach the tresses and the miniature connectors can be covered and hidden easily in the fall of hair.
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is more fully understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment with the drawings identified below.
  • Fig. 1 is an illustration of the preferred embodiment of the plastic connector.
  • Fig. 2 is an illustration of the preferred embodiment of the plastic connector with the tress extension shown in place.
  • Fig. 1 is an illustration of the preferred embodiment of the plastic connector.
  • Fig. 2 is an illustration of the preferred embodiment of the plastic connector with the tress extension shown in place.
  • Fig. 1 is an illustration of the preferred embodiment of the plastic connector.
  • Fig. 2 is an illustration of the preferred embodiment of the
  • FIG. 3 is an illustration of orthographic and sectional views of the preferred embodiment of the plastic connector.
  • Fig.4 is an illustration of orthographic and sectional views of an alternative embodiment of a plastic connector.
  • Fig 5 is an illustration of the preferred embodiment of the plastic connector and of the heat-staking tool used to attach the connector.
  • Fig. 6 is a detailed cross-sectional view illustrating the heat-staking tool in the preferred embodiment.
  • Fig.7 is a plan view of the preferred embodiment of the heat-staking tool illustrating the loading of the connector.
  • Fig 8 is a cross sectional view of details of the preferred embodiment of the heat- staking tools.
  • Fig 9 is an illustration of an alternative embodiment of a plastic connector and of the heat-staking tool used to attach the alternative connector.
  • FIG. 10 is a detailed cross-sectional view illustrating the heat-staking tool in an alternative embodiment.
  • Fig.11 is a plan view of an alternative embodiment of the heat-staking tool illustrating the loading of an alternative connector.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to Fig. 5 of the present invention, is an improved hair extending system, employing a molded plastic connector which is illustrated in the preferred embodiment generally represented by numeral (23) and a heat-staking tool generally represented by numeral (24).
  • Fig 1 illustrates the preferred embodiment of a small plastic connector (23).
  • the open combs (1) are designed to receive a tress of natural or artificial hair and, using a heat staking or ultrasonic process, in the factory, melt and upset the comb tips permanently over one end of the prepared hair tress.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the clip with the attached hair tress (9).
  • the connector with the tress extension attached is then clipped onto the end of a gathering of the natural hair.
  • the hair to be extended is gathered and inserted into the row of combs (2).
  • the wing of the clip (3) that is attached to the body of the connector with a molded hinge (4) is bent over and snapped together with the male (6) and female (5) halves of a molded snap lock.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates orthographic and sectional views of the preferred connector.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates orthographic and sectional views of an alternative embodiment of the clip connector.
  • the extending tress is glued or crimped into a tubular hair-retaining feature (10).
  • the snap and stake features are similar to those described in the preferred embodiment.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates the preferred embodiment of the connector and connector retaining details in the jaws of the matched heat-staking tool.
  • Fig. 9 illustrates the alternative embodiment of the connector and the matching staking tool.
  • Fig. 8-B shows the pair of jaws (11) & (12) in section and a separate detail
  • Fig.8-A shows the jaws in plan.
  • the connector With the jaws of the staking tool open, the connector, which has already been snapped closed on the hair tress, is inserted into the clip retention cavity (14) and under the retention spring (13).
  • the jaws of the heat-staking tool are closed and the tool is squeezed. This presses the heated metal staking tool (15) directly onto the tips of the comb teeth (7), softens and upsets the plastic teeth and locks the connector onto the tress.
  • the heat staking portions are heated, in the preferred embodiment, by a positive temperature coefficient, ceramic heater (16).
  • a heater is suitable for heating a small area to a high temperature and has the advantage of being thermally, self-regulating.
  • the heat could alternatively be generated by other well known, miniature heaters, such as a simple resistance wire heater.
  • a temperature controller could be employed to regulate the heater and could also offer additional useful features such as rapid heat up and auto shut-off.
  • Fig.6 and Fig. 10 show sectional views of the preferred and alternative embodiments of the heat-staking tool.
  • the upper jaw (17) and the lower jaw (18) are biased open by a torsion spring (19).
  • the power supply cord (20) is retained by a cord clamp (21) or by an equivalent, labyrinthine retention detail.
  • a switch (22) controls power to the heater (16), which is mounted in the upper jaw (17), in intimate contact with the aluminum staking-tool (15).
  • the staking tool may be bare metal with a polished finish or it could be coated with a ceramic or polyflouride finish.
  • the lower jaw (18) retains the nesting cavity (14) and the spring retaining spring clip (13).
  • the retaining clip (13) is designed so that it opens wide to receive the appropriate connector when the jaws are opened and then closes down to locate and retain the connector when the jaws are brought together, as shown in Fig.7 and Fig. 11.
  • the retaining spring can be opened and closed with a separate actuating button.
  • the heat staking tool can be spring loaded in the upper jaw and brought into contact with the melting plastic only after the jaws are closed, by depressing the heated metal tool down onto the connector with a separate and secondary actuator. While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been herein disclosed and described, it is understood that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Hair Curling (AREA)
  • Cleaning And Drying Hair (AREA)
EP04783679A 2003-09-09 2004-09-09 Systeme de fixation d'extensions capillaires a la chevelure humaine Not-in-force EP1662921B1 (fr)

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US50152503P 2003-09-09 2003-09-09
PCT/US2004/029538 WO2005023045A2 (fr) 2003-09-09 2004-09-09 Systeme de fixation d'extensions capillaires a la chevelure humaine

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EP1662921A2 true EP1662921A2 (fr) 2006-06-07
EP1662921A4 EP1662921A4 (fr) 2007-04-25
EP1662921B1 EP1662921B1 (fr) 2011-03-30

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AT (1) ATE503400T1 (fr)
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EP1662921A4 (fr) 2007-04-25
WO2005023045A3 (fr) 2005-05-26

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